Anyway, I'm having fun out here in Lawrenceville. We have a member out here who is willing to let us come down and go fishing with him. He's pretty cool. Bro. Van Winkle is his name. He's about 6' 6" and is an awesome guy and his family is awesome too. They live right next to Lake Gaston, like literally, you can see it out the back windows of his house. You actually have to leave the mission and come back in to it to get to the Van Winkle's home. He's the head soccer coach at Brunswick High School and Sister Van Winkle is a teacher there. Yeah, the Van Winkle's are fun.
We were finally able to teach someone last week. He had been meeting with missionaries before they got pulled out. He's a pretty cool guy. Really laid back, loves to learn......... but won't take any action. He'll listen to you and learn from you but won't keep any commitments really. It's sad to see people who want to learn but won't do anything about it. Being comfortable is a higher priority than moving forward in life. Of course, many people don't realize that this gospel will help them move forward in life, and that's why I'm here. But you can see it all around in the world today; people like to just settle for things and don't strive to move forward. I guess I need to pray for more Charity so that I can help people move forward.
I love you all and hope and pray you're all doing safe.
-Elder Ricky-dude
I'm sending pictures today because mom is bugging me about it.
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P.S. The Church is true!
P.P.S. FROG - Fully Rely On God
Picture 1 - This is the bobcat that was in our apartment when we opened the door for the first time
Picture 2 - This is Elder Flora, my companion
Picture 3 - This is Elder White, one of the missionaries in Petersburg that we sometimes spend Preparation Day with.
Pictures 4 & 5 - the "One minute weight loss program" I came up with while we were with Petersburg after a district meeting. The steps, #1 take a picture of yourself, #2 move your head forward and up. #3 take a picture again and VIOLA!! You've lost weight!!
Pictures 6 & 7 - Pictures of us leaving the mission and coming back in to go to the Van Winkles
Picture 8 - the random Virginia stop light at a bridge that had no crossroads and that we had to sit at for about 5 minutes for no apparent reason.
